«Spaceflight is considered a tremendous achievement of our
civilization, without which further progress of science and
technology on Earth would not be possible. Space mission control is
an essential direction of spaceflight science, one that supports the
human activity in the space environment. SM-3 sub-department is
the only one established within the Russian higher education system
to train specialists for successful space mission control in the
framework of the «Navigation and ballistics for spaceflight support»
specialization.

I sincerely wish every success to those who devoted their lives
to solving science and technology challenges that is the subject of
this sub-department. You ought to keep in mind that the progress
and achievements in the field of spaceflight and rocket building
reached by the specialists of our generation will be taken over
by you and maintained and enhanced by you based on the
knowledge obtained in the University, till the next takeover».